Visual Art
I NATIONAL PORTRAIT GALLERY
1 Queen Street. (32-1 (i200. .\lon Wed & l"ri~~Sun l()am 5pm; Thti l()am 7pm. Shotgun Wedding: Scots and the Union l'ntil Sun (1 May. A six-part yideo exhibition. part-historical and part contemporary. examining the motives and consequences of the Anglo-Scottish union on its tercentenary. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I STILLS
23 (‘ockburn Street. ()22 6203.
11am (3pm.
Dan Holdsworth: At the Edge of Space l'ntil Stm 2‘) Apr. l)an lloldsworth's large-scale photographs explore the limits of perception and the possibilities of photography. This exhibition focuses on his interest in communicating the iny'is‘ihle realms of time and space. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
I TALBOT RICE GALLERY l'niyersity ol' lidinburgh. South Bridge. ()50 2210. Tue Sat 10am 5pm.
Alex Pollard: Black Marks 1'ntil
Sat 2 Jun. See preview. page 88.
Private Galleries
I AMBER ARTS
78 .\1onlrose ’I‘errace. Abbeyhill. 661 1167. Tue l-‘ri l()am 5pm: Sat
l()am 2.30pm.
Jannica Honey l'ntil Sat 12 May. A new exhibition of unblinking. realistic ‘anti-l'ashion’ pictures from the Swedish-born. Edinburgh-based photographer.
I AMBER ROOME
75/7‘) (‘umberland Street. 558 3352. Wed Sat llatn opm. liree. Susanne Ramsenthaler and Iain Stewart l'ntil Thu 17 May. Work from two acclaimed Scottish photographers. Ramsenthaler's photograms ol'jellylish depict a visceral state rather than an easily recognisable subject. while Stewart lills huge spaces with his lush. oyersi/cd land. sea and skyscapes.
I ANALOGUE
102 West Bow. 220 0601. Mon Sat l()am 5.30pm.
Chinmi by Eri Itoi l'ntil Sat 1‘) May. l)elicate. tiny. precise drawings of people by the japanese artist ‘(‘hinmi' is a Japanese word that is usually used to describe lood which you are not Used to eating or have never had before or something you don’t think is edible. It also means ‘delicacy‘.
I ATTICSALT
50 Thistle Street. North liast Lane. 225 2093. Wed Sat llatn opm.
Aliens Sat 5 May Sat 2 Jun. lixhibition of artists from l‘rance. Japan. (iermany. ('hina and l'nited States who live and work in lidinburgh. NEW SHOW
I CORN EXCHANGE GALLERY (‘onstitution Street. 561 7300. Wed Sat 1 1am 4.30pm. liree.
Peter Jaques: Babble Fri 27
Apr Thu 14 Jun. Four new literature- inspired works created by Jaqucs using his unique practice of performed photography to produce long reams of paper coated in handwriting. Sec preyiew. page 8‘). NEW SHOW
I DOGGERFISHER
l 1 (iaylield Square. 558 71 10. Tue liri l lam 6pm; Sat noon 5pm.
La femme de nulle part 0.0 l'ntil Sat 28 Apr. New work by Attila l)i Bianco. Sophie Macpherson and Rosalind Nashashibi. (‘urated by Lucy Skaer. lAST CHANCE TO SEE Hanneline Visnes Thu 10 May Sat 7 Jtil. A new solo show tor the (ilasgow - based Norwegian artist. known for her intriguing works on paper and board.
NEW SHOW
92 THE LIST Vii Apr 1’) May 9007
Susanne Ramsenthaler & lain Stewart
I LEITH GALLERY
65 The Shore. l.eith. 553 5255. Mon Fri 1 lam 5pm; Sat 1 1am 4pm.
New Paintings by Stephen Shankland Sat 28 Apr Sat 12 May. l"ree. His first solo show in the gallery since winning the prestigious 131’ Portrait Award in 2005. NEW SHOW
I OPEN EYE GALLERY
34 Abercromby Place. 557 1020.
Mon l-‘ri l()am 6pm: Sat l()am 4pm. l’ree.
Monochrome l'ntil Mon 7 May. lixhibition in the liye Two space. including work by Henry Moore. Victor Vasarely. Alan l)ay ie. l’hilip Reeyes. Joan Miro and Allen Jones. LAST CHANCE TO SEE
Naboland Collection/ Soul l'ntil Wed ‘) May. New work from Reinhard Behrens and Henry liraser. with ceramic and jewellery exhibitions by Sophie I.owe and ('aroline Temple. LAST CHANCE TO SE1:
I SCOTTISH GALLERY
lo I)undas Street. 558 1200. Mon l-'ri l()am-opm. Sat 10am 4pm. l‘ree. Duncan Ross, Duncan Shanks, Birgit Laken Mon 30 Apr Wed 30 May. New mixed exhibition of sily'erwork. oils and pottery. NEW SHOW
I SLEEPER
Reiach and Hall Architects. (i l)arnaway Street. 225 8-1-14. .\lon Hi 2 5pm. Aiko Miyanaga l'ntil Hi 27 Apr. Sculptures made o1" naphthalene (more commonly found in mothballsl. which decay slowly. morphing into strange crystalline formations. l’art oi the No/omi project. which aims to establish links between Scottish and Japanese artistic communities. lASl CHANCE“ TO SEE
I TORRANCE GALLERY 30 I)undas Street. 550 (i500 Mott l'il'i 11am (ipm: Sat 10.30am 4pm.
Ken Ferguson Sat 5 Sat I‘) .\lay. Recent paintings by the Scottish artist. NEW SHOW
Artist Spaces
I THE EMBASSY
7o liast ('rosscauseway. 607 2808. Thu Sun noon opin.
When All Our Heroes Turn to Ghost . . . l'ntil Stm o May. New work by Brandon Vickerd.
I PATRIOTHALL GALLERY “ZASI’S l’all‘iotltttll Studios. oil-18 llatnilton Place. 220 712o.
Paul Furneaux l'ntil Hi 4 May. Japanese woodcary‘ing. installation and painting. LAST CHANCE TO SlE Rainbow Group: Art Never Ending Sill 5 \Vc‘tl l(i bitty. :\ Sc‘t‘lL‘S Ul- abstract acrylics and bright etchings. Rainbow (iroup are a group of (ierman artists liy‘ing close to Munich. NEW SHOW
I COLOURS GALLERY
4| I)undas Street. 557 456‘). Mott l‘it‘i 10.30am 5.30pm: Sat 10.30am 5pm. Ian Mastin, Anne Anderson and Drummond Mayo Sat 5 Wed 23 May. .\lixed exhibition of new works. NEW SHOW
I MULTREES WALK
5 St Andrew’s Square.
Diorama l'nlil Sat 30 .lun. Three li('A graduating students take oy'er the empty shop l'ronts around llaryey Nichols with installations meditating on the ltllllilsy ol~ luxury consumerism.
I OUT OF THE BLUE DRILL HALL
30 3o l)almeny Street. l.eith. 55o 7100. Tue Sat 10am 6pm.
Out of the Blue Group Show l'ntil Sat 20 .\1ay. lluge group show o1" oy er 100 artists. designers. thinkers and
Ramsenthaler exhibits photograms that focus on the visceral state of jellyfish in her ‘Bloom’ series, and aquatic environments in her ‘Flux’ collection. Stewart presents large-scale land, sea and skyscapes, images that record a journey through an unknown land to an unknown destination.
IAmlmr Roome. Edinburgh. tiritl/ Thu 17 May.
doers to launch the Out ()1 the Blue Drill Hall gallery space.
I TRAVELLING GALLERY
at ('ity Art ('entt'e. 2 Market Street. 52‘) 5930.
Build it and they Will Come l'ntil Hi 2‘) Jun. l"ree. The new 'l‘rayelling (iallery \ehicle begins its lirst tour with a selection ol‘ artists inspired by architecture and the built enyironment.
Outside the Cities
I THE CHANGING ROOM
35 The ('raw lord Arcade. King Street. 01780 470361. Wed Sat noon 5pm. l’ree. DIY: Design it Yourself Wed 2
May Sat 9 Jun. l-i'ee. Programmed to coincide with both the international Six (‘ities l)esign 1"estiyal in .\1ay-June2007 and Stirling‘s 1.e Weekend music l'estiyal. this exhibition looks at art that has been co-opted as design work for the music industry. I’tlrl (i/i'l'ln' Sit ('ilit's Dry/cit l't’.\lll'tl/. NE‘.‘.’ SHO‘A.’
I DUNDEE CONTEMPORARY ARTS
152 Nethergate. 01382 000000. Tue. Wed. l-‘ri tk Sat 10.30am 530me Thu
10.30am 8.30pm; Sun noon 5.50pm. Peacocks Among the Ruins Thu 2(» Al‘r Sttn 2-1 Jun. 1-"ree. An exhibition flora and fauna in interior design co-curated by (ilasgow design duo 'l‘intoi‘ous Beasties. I’url rift/tr Sit ('ilit’s [let/"en I'iix/I'i‘til. N11“! S? lO‘."'.
I BIG IN FALKIRK
('allendar Park. 552 o027.
Big in Falkirk Sat 5 tk Sun (i May. noon lll.5(lplll. lirec. lltlgc ottltloot' l'estiyal including large-scale cxpericntal exhibition ol' \ ideo and installations in the grounds. curated by eny iromncntal artist (iuyan l’orter. See page 22